Category Archives: Inspiration
Nothing Without You
A Sunday morning prayer while singing Nothing Without You by Bebo Norman during the worship service— Take these hands and lift them up For I have not the strength to praise You near enough For I have nothing, I have … Continue reading
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Man Blogs
This weekend I enjoyed two great entries on masculine subjects. Scott Somerville from K-Dad Education in writes in Romance as a Required Subject: “Your sons need to understand that a romantic hero gets to fight the dragon of discontent every … Continue reading
Filed under Boys 2 Men, Inspiration
Living Water
“Nothing will supply the needs, and satisfy the desires of a soul, but water out of this rock Jesus Christ, this fountain opened. The pleasures of sense are puddle-water; spiritual delights are rock water, so pure, so clear, … Continue reading
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Free Reading
Abebooks announced today that Google is offering .pdf files of many public domain books. This isn’t anything new – several websites have been collecting and donating to the public oldies-but-goodies for free downloads (for ipod or printing, etc.) for quite awhile now. However…Google … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Inspiration
The Paradoxical Commandments
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway. The good … Continue reading
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Future Men
One of the books that I am reading right now is Future Men by Douglas Wilson. (I always have several books going at a time because its just too boring to finish one before going onto the next — I … Continue reading
Filed under Boys 2 Men, Inspiration
Loving Your Brother
When I was pregnant with my second son, visions of two brothers deeply in love with each other danced in my head. When I shared my hopes and dreams, people scoffed! I was really taken aback by many reactions, "That'll … Continue reading
Filed under Boys 2 Men, Family & Personal, Inspiration, Parental Privilege
What the Good Man Does is Always Right
My son Christian read a story today from our book of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Anderson. He called out, "Hey, Mom! I found your favorite story, What the Good Man Does is Always Right, remember it? Can I read … Continue reading
Filed under Boys 2 Men, Family & Personal, Feminist v. Feminine, Inspiration
The Ten Million Commandments of California
California. Land of the fruits and nuts. Land of lots of legislation. My hubby just let me know a new law has already gone into effect, requiring us to turn on our headlights whenever adverse weather conditions require that our … Continue reading
Filed under America: Then and Now, Inspiration, Politics
Song of Micah
—— Micah. Our strong-willed child. Our Independent Thinker. While our first-born was so eager to learn about Jesus, memorize scripture, and beg Jesus to come into his heart so he "wouldn't be a bad guy anymore," our second-born has been … Continue reading
Filed under Boys 2 Men, Family & Personal, Inspiration, Parental Privilege
